Not A Single Day Off - In 36 Years!
When's the last time you took a vacation? How about a day off? It might seem like a long time, but there's a man in Oklahoma who hasn't taken time off, not a single day, for 36 years, according to wmctv.com. It's one of those neighbourhood stores that even the neighbourhood takes for granted. There has been a store here for 100 years. Darrell Barnes himself spent his first pennies as a sharecropper's kid inside these walls, but when the owner wouldn't let him in one day without money, Darrell made a vow. ``I told him I'm going to buy this store someday. And I did.'' He took over the store in 1970. It is open every day from seven in the morning to nine at night. Then, when he finally closes the door, he bags the ice (that he makes himself) and re-stocks the shelves. Talk about a work ethic!
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